Celebrate Adult
Learners’ Successes!
Redlands
Reads: May 2019
Throughout
the year learners use their new reading and writing skills to reach new goals.
The following highlights recent achievements:
Thirty-nine
learners submitted works for publication in the adult literacy anthology, Our Stories,
A Collection of Writing, Volume 2. This anthology, which will be published in
the spring, includes personal memories, reflections on readings, poems, and
inspired writings.
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| A Year by the Sea |
Nine
learners participated in the Southern
California Library Literacy Network’s 18th Annual Writer to Writer Challenge.
This writing challenge invites adult learners throughout southern California to
write a letter to an author whose book inspired them. Tanya Jauregui, was
awarded runner-up in the intermediate writer category. She wrote a letter to
Joan Anderson, author of A Year by the Sea. Tanya wrote, “After reading your
book, it made me realize that women have their own keys to their happiness.”
One
learner completed the Adult
Literacy Leadership Institute Bootcamp and several learners have made
public presentations to community groups. Another learner assists the adult
literacy computer instructor. Learners began reading words, sentences, and
books on their own. More than a dozen learners reported that they had advanced
in their employment. Some learners are pursuing certifications, citizenship, or
have graduated from the Adult Literacy program having met their literacy goals.
